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A lot going on in the world, but I hope you'll take time to read this story about how South Korea's conservative party has taken a hard-right turn since Yoon's martial law declaration.

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As Yoon remakes South Korea’s right, lonely conservative pushes back www.voanews.com/a/as-yoon-re...

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In response to the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office meeting, there are hundreds of comments on Naver (biggest South Korean web portal) expressing concerns that something similar could happen to South Korea & calling for preparations including nuclear armament.

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My sense is many thinking it, few or none saying it. The question is when that changes.

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As Yoon remakes South Korea’s right, lonely conservative pushes back

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"Developing nuclear weapons to counter North Korea is not 'off the table' for South Korea, foreign minister Cho Tae-yul stated on Wednesday"

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It would be interesting for @foreignaffairs.com to re-run this in the coming months. www.foreignaffairs.com/ask-the-expe...

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Influential left-leaning scholar Moon Chung-in says South Korea will soon face a security dilemma like Europe's: "We need to transition to a security arrangement in which the Korean military provides the main muscle, and the US military provides reinforcements."

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1/ The impeachment proceedings against President Yoon are reaching their conclusion. The Constitutional Court must determine if his December martial law declaration violated South Korea’s democratic order. Here are the key questions the court must consider:

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Really didn't want to add another social media in my life but unfortunately I am here. Which can be said about a lot of different things in my life actually. Anyway subscribe to our South Korean politics newsletter. www.blueroofpolitics.com

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The vast majority of human rights groups focused on North Korea face an existential crisis after receiving notices from the U.S. government that their grant funds have been frozen. “It’s just absolutely destroying groups,” said Sokeel Park, South Korea country director at Liberty in North Korea.

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VOA - The vast majority of human rights groups focused on North Korea face an existential crisis after receiving notices from the US government that their grant funds have been frozen. www.voanews.com/a/north-kore...

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Several friends at NNSA - the organization that manages the US nuclear stockpile - lost their jobs today. All probationary employees were fired.

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Even as US policymakers grow louder in their warnings about Chinese-owned apps, they have become a central part of American life. My latest piece examines why, and whether this trend signals a softening of US views on China.

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"This is perhaps the most likely strategic option. South Korea could pursue greater self-reliance in defense while improving relations with other countries like North Korea, China and Russia. This would allow South Korea to reduce its security dependence on the US."

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The last two months have demonstrated that "there is no guarantee that South Korea would act responsibly as a nuclear-armed state," says @lamikim.bsky.social.

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"Apart from when Trump mistakenly referred to Nippon Steel as 'Nissan', there weren't many eye-raising moments like the many other announcements by the US president. In fact - as far as Japan is concerned - this meeting was reassuring."

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Going on two or three months -- or something like that, who cares -- without Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Spotify. Feels great. Don't miss it, not even one little bit.

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Joint Statement from today’s meeting between Trump and Ishiba reads like something that could have been produced by the Biden admin. Basically all the same points on China and North Korea. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

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Ishiba’s first meeting with Trump is over, and, at first glance, it appears that Ishiba returns to Tokyo with what he needed. Some initial thoughts here: open.substack.com/pub/observin...

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A Kyodo News article of the upcoming meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba and US President Trump makes it sound like Ishiba is an anti-social otaku who will struggle to talk with Trump. It also suggests they might bond over their shared Christian faith. 🙄

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My preview of Trump's meeting today with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba:

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“I have been told that Trump is a better listener than one might think,” Ishiba said during the Feb. 3 Lower House Budget Committee session. “In a meeting, he reportedly listened to Abe 70 to 80 percent of the time."

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Interim court order, after mutual agreement between the plaintiffs and defendants, prevents Elon Musk and any additional DOGE employees from accessing sensitive US Treasury data while the case proceeds. statedemocracydefenders.org/wp-content/u...

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JUST IN: A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered a block on the Fork "deferred resignation" program until additional litigation can take place.

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“If you watch Japanese media or listen to what Japanese people say, they’re just hoping that Ishiba can get out of this meeting without being a victim of some kind of new attack from America,” said Jeffrey J. Hall, a Japanese politics specialist at Kanda University of International Studies.

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"They are not prepared for what's happening," said one postal industry expert, who requested anonymity for fear of retribution. "The trillion-dollar question," the expert said, is who will collect the duties and who will pay them.

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This is the same guy who wanted nukes really bad

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Former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, detained for his role in the martial law crisis, has sent funds to rioters arrested over the violent storming of Seoul Western District Court. In a letter, he called them "patriotic warriors" and praised their "spirit of national salvation".

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"The political character of the U.S. is now fundamentally changed. U.S. allies and partners should recognize this dynamic." www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/...

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"America’s largest companies are cutting deals with Elon Musk’s businesses or touting links with the world’s richest man as he solidifies his power within Donald Trump’s administration and begins to radically restructure the US government."

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South Korean lawmaker Kim Sang-wook, who has taken a ton of heat from his conservative colleagues for supporting Yoon's impeachment, says it was "best thing he has done in his life," and that he would do it again if he could.

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Japan taxes its citizens and pays the United States billions of yen to ease the financial burden of hosting US military bases in Japan, even though the United States wants to have those bases in Japan so it can project power in East Asia. [1/2]

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South Korea's left-leaning Democratic Party says one of its members has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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"OpenAI said that the tool might struggle to distinguish authoritative information from rumors and that it often failed to accurately convey when it was uncertain about the information it was delivering. Still, Mr. Weil argued that the tool could help the United States accelerate economic growth."

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Raphael Rashid highlights the "alarming escalation in hostility towards the media at pro-Yoon demonstrations, where journalists are increasingly viewed not as observers but as literal enemies of the state."

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Asian markets getting hammered on the first day of trading after the Trump tariffs were announced: South Korea's KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei both down about 2.5% in early trading...

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